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inducing heat

There was a thread some time back that mentioned an implant used to induce heat and then it was removed when they did the surgical implant... Can 't seem to find the topic ...Can some one give me some info on its use and what it is called..? Thanks Steve S

There was a thread some time back that mentioned an implant used to induce heat and then it was removed when they did the surgical implant... Can 't seem to find the topic ...Can some one give me some info on its use and what it is called..? Thanks Steve S

Do you have an approximate idea of when she should be due to come in, ex; is she ~ every 7mts, a year etc. How about checking progesterone levels during that 3 week window? That would at least map her cycle, and perhaps give an idea of correct timing.

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Don't work the bitch hard and feed her more to put on some weight when she gets close to her cycle time. Just a couple pounds. These things will help her go into heat.

The first thing to keep in mind about a bitches heat cycle is that they are never the same as another dogs. Messing around with your dogs hormons during pregnancy can have health risk for the breeding female and don't gaurantee results. If you need to know the best time to breed your bitch have the vet draw blood and have the local hospital lab do the progreston test. It will take multiple test to zero in on ovulation which will occure when the bitch reaches 4 - 5 ng/ml. The color metric test for progestrone is worthless.